Trilateral cooperation
The Baltic Assembly, the Benelux Parliament and the Nordic Council
Since 2001 the trilateral cooperation among the Baltic Assembly, the Nordic Council and the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council has developed. Parliamentarians of the Baltic Assembly, Nordic Council and Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of common interest. The latest trilateral conference "Comprehensive Security and Defence Cooperation: Shifting Landscape and Joining Forces" was held on 21 May 2021. Read more about the Conference here.
Video of the latest trilateral conference
Previous trilateral conferences
- Conference "Climate Change" on 27 April 2001 in Brussels, Belgium
- Conference "Agriculture Policy, Food Safety and Environmental Problems" on 10-12 April 2002 in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Conference "Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption - Visions and Reality" on 9-11 December 2004 in Oslo, Norway
- Conference "Harm-reduction, Zero Tolerance or - is There a Third Way?" on 18-19 May 2006 in Liege, Belgium
- Conference "Fight Against Trafficking in Human Beings" on 24-25 April 2008 in Riga, Latvia
- Conference "Promoting Active Regional Cooperation, Sharing Positive Experiences in the Region. Safe Society and the Quality of Life during Crisis" on 13 April 2010 in Oslo, Norway
- Conference "Common Actions Against the VAT fraud" on 19-20 April 2012 in the Hague, the Netherlands
- Conference "Joint Efforts to Fight the Trafficking in Human Beings" on 24-25 April 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia
- Plenary Session of the Benelux Parlaiment 18 March 2016 in Brussels (Belgium), during which the Benelux Parliament, the Nordic Council and the Baltic Assembly signed a Declaration of intentions on further collaboration on the development of a multilateral cooperation to promote fair labour and to fight social security fraud
- Conference "Eastern Partnership" on 18 May 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Conference "Circular Economy in Education and Waste Treatment Management" on 22-23 March 2018 in the Hague, the Netherlands
Trilateral statements
- Joint Statement of the Baltic Assembly, the Benelux Parliament and the Nordic Council on Digitalization signed on 25 March 2022 in Brussels, Belgium